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> [I would rather have regrets of excess than regrets of denial.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanette-winterson/i-would-rather-have-regrets-of-excess-than-regrets-of-denial/)

[Jeanette Winterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanette-winterson/)

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> [Denial was a weapon; it killed truth, numbed the mind, and I was a junkie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hart/denial-was-a-weapon-it-killed-truth-numbed-the-mind-and-i-was-a-junkie/)

[John Hart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hart/)

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> [It is not a question of who dances but of who or what does not dance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-st-denis/it-is-not-a-question-of-who-dances-but-of-who-or-what-does-not-dance/)

[Ruth St. Denis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-st-denis/)

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> [There is more heroism in self-denial than in deeds of arms.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seneca-the-younger/there-is-more-heroism-in-self-denial-than-in-deeds-of-arms/)

[Seneca the Younger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seneca-the-younger/)

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> [Whatever we repress eventually develops aspects of terror.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christin-lore-weber/whatever-we-repress-eventually-develops-aspects-of-terror/)

[Christin Lore Weber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christin-lore-weber/)

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> [“Blame has no purpose, and it is a lousy teacher.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-yokoyama/blame-has-no-purpose-and-it-is-a-lousy-teacher/)

[John Yokoyama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-yokoyama/)

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> [Religion's just a well-oiled profit-driven denial of the randomness of it all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wally-lamb/religion-s-just-a-well-oiled-profit-driven-denial-of-the-randomness/)

[Wally Lamb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wally-lamb/)

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> [The essence of tyranny is the denial of complexity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-burckhardt/the-essence-of-tyranny-is-the-denial-of-complexity/)

[Jacob Burckhardt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-burckhardt/)

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> [Big success requires big sacrifices. Don't find out later that the cost was too high. Denial is said to be even more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-callan/big-success-requires-big-sacrifices-don-t-find-out-later-that-the/)

[K Callan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-callan/)

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> [Forgiveness, that noblest of all self-denial, is a virtue which he alone who can practise in himself can willingly believe in another.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-caleb-colton/forgiveness-that-noblest-of-all-self-denial-is-a-virtue-which-he/)

[Charles Caleb Colton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-caleb-colton/)

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> [Many people think of knowledge as money, They would like knowledge, but do not want to face the perseverance and self- denial…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-morley-1st-viscount-morley-of-blackburn/many-people-think-of-knowledge-as-money-they-would-like-knowledge-but/)

[John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-morley-1st-viscount-morley-of-blackburn/)

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> [For however often a man may receive an obligation from you, if you refuse a request, all former favors are effaced by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pliny-the-younger/for-however-often-a-man-may-receive-an-obligation-from-you-if-you/)

[Pliny the Younger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pliny-the-younger/)

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> [“My family's big on denial. And if we denied something long enough, we thought it'd go away. I know that's not how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-shearin/my-family-s-big-on-denial-and-if-we-denied-something-long-enough-we/)

[Lisa Shearin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-shearin/)

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> [Most diets would have you cutting things out from your diet; they are about denial and discipline.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathy-freston/most-diets-would-have-you-cutting-things-out-from-your-diet-they-are/)

[Kathy Freston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathy-freston/)

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> [A person's true character is revealed through adversity. It is unfair to judge on action alone. A person's reaction will reveal their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/a-person-s-true-character-is-revealed-through-adversity-it-is-unfair/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [The definition of being stupid: seeing the truth, knowing the truth, and choosing to still believe the lies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-definition-of-being-stupid-seeing-the-truth-knowing-the-truth-and/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [I don't know what's coming next and neither does anyone else. It's something that we do have to face but the thing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/art-buchwald/i-don-t-know-what-s-coming-next-and-neither-does-anyone-else-it-s/)

[Art Buchwald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/art-buchwald/)

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> [“Your body is a temple, not a daily dumping ground for another person’s pain, anger, betrayal, judgment, hypocrisy, denial, games, jealousy or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shannon-l-alder/your-body-is-a-temple-not-a-daily-dumping-ground-for-another-person-s/)

[Shannon L. Alder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shannon-l-alder/)

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> [By the time I enrolled in the military at 20, I had spent years in denial about who I really was. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chelsea-manning/by-the-time-i-enrolled-in-the-military-at-20-i-had-spent-years-in/)

[Chelsea Manning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chelsea-manning/)

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> [Denial is not always a bad thing. Without it, you couldn't function. For instance, if you were hyperaware and hypervigilant regarding all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-goulston/denial-is-not-always-a-bad-thing-without-it-you-couldn-t-function-for/)

[Mark Goulston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-goulston/)

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> [“To deny the battle is unwise. To believe that I can fight it without God is insane. To actually do so is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/to-deny-the-battle-is-unwise-to-believe-that-i-can-fight-it-without/)

[Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/)

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> [The cognitive dissonance, the denial and cowardice that spare us painful truths and prevent us from acting in defense of innocent victims…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mira-sorvino/the-cognitive-dissonance-the-denial-and-cowardice-that-spare-us/)

[Mira Sorvino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mira-sorvino/)

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> [“She's terrified that all these sensations and images are coming out of her — but I think she's even more terrified to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-l-calof/she-s-terrified-that-all-these-sensations-and-images-are-coming-out/)

[David L. Calof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-l-calof/)

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> [Heroism is latent in every human soul - However humble or unknown, they (the veterans) have renounced what are accounted pleasures and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-chamberlain/heroism-is-latent-in-every-human-soul-however-humble-or-unknown-they/)

[Joshua Chamberlain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-chamberlain/)

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> [“Have you ever been lying in bed, darkness all around, when suddenly there's an odd sound? You know you weren't dreaming; you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-f-gifune/have-you-ever-been-lying-in-bed-darkness-all-around-when-suddenly/)

[Greg F. Gifune](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-f-gifune/)

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> [“So you're going to live in denial?" "That's preferable, yes." "You realize you can't live in denial land forever." "Why not? It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaci-burton/so-you-re-going-to-live-in-denial-that-s-preferable-yes-you-realize/)

[Jaci Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaci-burton/)

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> [The typical atheist rebels against God as a teenager rebels against his parents. When his own desires or standards are not fulfilled…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/the-typical-atheist-rebels-against-god-as-a-teenager-rebels-against/)

[Criss Jami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/criss-jami/)

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> [It's odd. Though I've spent years working with and creating images, I feel most comfortable expressing myself through writing. I'd been in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-salu/it-s-odd-though-i-ve-spent-years-working-with-and-creating-images-i/)

[Michael Salu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-salu/)

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> [“A refusal on the part of psychiatrists and therapists to validate the horrors of their patients' tortured past implies a refusal to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/felicity-de-zulueta/a-refusal-on-the-part-of-psychiatrists-and-therapists-to-validate-the/)

[Felicity De Zulueta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/felicity-de-zulueta/)

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> [“I used to pray you know, pray to God that He would somehow stop it. All the nights of listening to my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-andrews/i-used-to-pray-you-know-pray-to-god-that-he-would-somehow-stop-it-all/)

[Emily Andrews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-andrews/)

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> [“When I wrote the previous letter, I had made up my mind I would show you how I could be very composed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/flora-rheta-schreiber/when-i-wrote-the-previous-letter-i-had-made-up-my-mind-i-would-show/)

[Flora Rheta Schreiber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/flora-rheta-schreiber/)

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> [Without free speech no search for Truth is possible; without free speech no discovery of Truth is useful; without free speech progress…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-bradlaugh/without-free-speech-no-search-for-truth-is-possible-without-free-2/)

[Charles Bradlaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-bradlaugh/)

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> [My head says who cares? But then my heart says you do stupid...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/my-head-says-who-cares-but-then-my-heart-says-you-do-stupid/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [I have a very highly developed sense of denial.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gwyneth-paltrow/i-have-a-very-highly-developed-sense-of-denial/)

[Gwyneth Paltrow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gwyneth-paltrow/)

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> [I issued a number of denials to people I thought needed to hear them](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-j-clinton/i-issued-a-number-of-denials-to-people-i-thought-needed-to-hear-them/)

[William J. Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-j-clinton/)

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> [“I can't stop shaking. I need you. I want you. I can't let myself have you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelli-maine/i-can-t-stop-shaking-i-need-you-i-want-you-i-can-t-let-myself-have-you/)

[Kelli Maine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelli-maine/)

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> [“If you deny it you will delay it, if you accept it you will act on it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amit-kalantri/if-you-deny-it-you-will-delay-it-if-you-accept-it-you-will-act-on-it/)

[Amit Kalantri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amit-kalantri/)

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> [My life is in denial. And when I die, baptized in eternal fire, I'll shed many tears.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tupac-shakur/my-life-is-in-denial-and-when-i-die-baptized-in-eternal-fire-i-ll/)

[Tupac Shakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tupac-shakur/)

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> [It's not denial. I'm just very selective about the reality I accept.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-watterson/it-s-not-denial-i-m-just-very-selective-about-the-reality-i-accept/)

[Bill Watterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-watterson/)

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> [I really wish that I could ignore the fact that you're ignoring me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-really-wish-that-i-could-ignore-the-fact-that-you-re-ignoring-me/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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                        "text": "Denial is not always a bad thing. Without it, you couldn't function. For instance, if you were hyperaware and hypervigilant regarding all the dangers in the world - from driving your car to crossing the street to eating food that might have contaminants in it to taking medications that have many side effects, etc. - you would become frozen.",
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                        "text": "“To deny the battle is unwise. To believe that I can fight it without God is insane. To actually do so is suicidal. No wonder so many of us walk around looking like death warmed over.”",
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                        "text": "“She's terrified that all these sensations and images are coming out of her — but I think she's even more terrified to find out why.\" Carla's description was typical of survivors of chronic childhood abuse. Almost always, they deny or minimize the abusive memories. They have to: it's too painful to believe that their parents would do such a thing.”",
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                        "text": "Heroism is latent in every human soul - However humble or unknown, they (the veterans) have renounced what are accounted pleasures and cheerfully undertaken all the self-denials - privations, toils, dangers, sufferings, sicknesses, mutilations, life-long hurts and losses, death itself - for some great good, dimly seen but dearly held.",
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                        "text": "“Have you ever been lying in bed, darkness all around, when suddenly there's an odd sound? You know you weren't dreaming; you know you heard it for sure and you know it's not commonplace. You know it's an intrusive sound, a sound that doesn't belong there, and even though it makes no sense, even though it might be an intruder or God knows what, you roll over and forget it...but have you ever wondered what you'd find if you didn't?”",
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                        "text": "“So you're going to live in denial?\" \"That's preferable, yes.\" \"You realize you can't live in denial land forever.\" \"Why not? It's nice here.\" Monique laughed. \"You're the most realistic person I've ever known, Mia. And you've never been afraid to face anything head on. So maybe whatever it is you're feeling for Nathan that has you running scared might be love.\" Mia wrinkled her nose. \"I can't be in love. I don't want to be in love. Love will ruin us.\" Monique rolled her eyes. \"How will love ruin you?\" \"If I thought sex was bad for our friendship? Falling in love could destroy us.\" \"Sometimes your sense of logic is utterly mind-boggling. Falling in love might be the best thing that could ever happen to you and Nathan.”",
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                        "text": "The typical atheist rebels against God as a teenager rebels against his parents. When his own desires or standards are not fulfilled in the way that he sees fit, he, in revolt, storms out of the house in denial of the Word of God and in scrutiny of a great deal of those who stand by the Word of God. The epithet 'Heavenly Father' is a grand reflection, a relation to that of human nature.",
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                        "text": "It's odd. Though I've spent years working with and creating images, I feel most comfortable expressing myself through writing. I'd been in denial about this for many years. At school I was highly lauded as having the potential to write one day, but being a typically rebellious and misguided teenager I opted to study art. Ironically language has pervaded all the work I have done - from my first forays into an art practice many years ago to my work with typography and book design.",
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                        "text": "“A refusal on the part of psychiatrists and therapists to validate the horrors of their patients' tortured past implies a refusal to take seriously the unconscious psychological mechanisms that individuals need to use to protect themselves from the unspeakable. Such a denial is, however, no longer ethical, for it is in the human capacity to dissociate that lies part of the secret of both childhood abuse and the horrors of the Nazi genocide, both forms of human violence so often carried out by 'respectable' men and women.”",
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                        "text": "“I used to pray you know, pray to God that He would somehow stop it. All the nights of listening to my mother scream and things breaking. Of holding my brother and sister and listening to them cry and begging me to stop it.' My voice is slow and steady like a freight train at night. 'I was too young, and we were always told that they'd put us in foster homes where people would rape us if we ever said anything. So we explained away the bruises and my mom wore big sunglasses whenever she left the house. And we invented car accidents if the bruising was too bad to cover with make-up.”",
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                        "text": "“When I wrote the previous letter, I had made up my mind I would show you how I could be very composed and cool and not need to ask you to listen to me nor to explain anything to me nor need any help. By telling you that all this about the multiple personalities was not really true but just put on, I could show, or so I thought, that I did not need you. Well, it would have been easier if it were put on.”",
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                        "text": "Without free speech no search for Truth is possible; without free speech no discovery of Truth is useful; without free speech progress is checked, and the nations no longer march forward towards the nobler life which the future holds for man. Better a thousandfold abuse of free speech than denial of free speech. The abuse dies in a day; but the denial stays the life of the people and entombs the hope of the race.",
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